Call for Applications: NSF Summer Training Institute for Advanced Quantitative Methods for STEM education research

published Nov 23, 2024 8:51am

Apply Now: NSF Fellowship in Advanced Quantitative Methods to Broaden STEM Education Participation

The University of Chicago in partnership with Michigan State University is launching a second three-year NSF Summer Institute in Advanced Quantitative Methods for STEM education research (SIARM II https://voices.uchicago.edu/nsf-siarm/). The institute focuses on developing leadership among a new generation of early- and mid-career researchers of STEM education, especially those making research endeavors to promote STEM learning among students from underrepresented backgrounds. A diverse cohort of 25 NSF SIARM-for-STEM Fellows will be selected to

· attend summer courses in 2025 and 2026 in research designs and causal inference, measurement, social network analysis/computational methods, multilevel modeling, and causal mediation and decomposition analyses;

· engage in round-table discussions at each summer institute;

· receive continuous methodological support between summers;

· complete and present a high-quality signature project in summer 2027;

· receive support from the advisory board, expand professional networks, and develop collective leadership.

Applicants must have obtained a PhD or EdD degree by Summer 2025. Applications will be accepted through January 6. Priority will be given to applications submitted by December 9. More information is available on our flyer (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uchicago.box.com/s/coel0l0cld9ktue7xap7zwxj4i4yypr4__;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!55wbKTDRtI1cFBhhX8AZjzHDZa8HiSlC9ZrzXd-RoTOht7dye9bPZzikGzsDsdp8cFcoZqP9zf4BuxHIDpA$). APPLY HERE (https://apply-ssd.uchicago.edu/portal/summer).